It was well documented that the highly-rated centre-back was out of contract at Rangers this summer, but few expected Bates to rock up at the bottom-of-the-table Bundesliga outfit before the end of this season.

Danny Owen

Daniel is a Journalist graduate from Leeds Trinity University and is generally obsessed with everything football related. Daniel watches everything from Augsburg in the Bundesliga to Vitesse in the Eredivisie with as much La Liga as possible thrown in for good measure.